“Brach is a highly original address inviting you to explore and travel.” Designer Philippe Starck’s description of his new accomplishment in Paris : a 5-star hotel that has elected domicile in a vast postal sorting centre of 7,000 m2, built in the 1970’s in the 16th arrondissement. Guests discover nature, innovation, culture and poetry via fashionable features such as an urban vegetable garden with a hen-house on the roof... with views of the Eiffel Tower ! Brach, 1 - 7 rue Jean Richepin, Paris 16 (01 44 30 10 00).